Award-winning works
The jury for the third edition of the "Notte di Fiaba" Illustration Competition met on April 23, 2016. Following a careful review of all entries, Livio Sossi, Fausta Orecchio, Simone Tonucci, Svjetlan Junakovic, Fabian Negrin, Davide Calì, and Franco Pivetti unanimously declared the winners and awarded special mentions as follows. The awards will be presented at the exhibition opening and the launch of the catalog and illustrated book. The event will take place at the MAG in Riva del Garda on July 23, 2016, at 5:30 PM.
Formidable technical skill and confident, expressive hatching characterize a visionary and imaginative style that alternates metaphysical and ironic narrative elements, creating amusing characters and dynamic settings.
From the freshness of the line, the skillful use of color, and the impeccable characterization of faces and figures, a tragicomic character comes to life. This reflects the dual narrative level of the images, perfectly integrating irony and a strong expressive exploration with a Groszian heritage.
The harmonious blend of pencil and brush, the amusing expressions, and the ironic characterization of the figures are the result of great technical skill and careful use of color.
Special mentions
The minimalist approach and the essentiality of the mark create an expressive synthesis in which the sparseness of the image is intended to communicate concepts and emotions.
The dynamic compositional and chromatic insights of the images interact in a unique style, which acquires an engaging rhythm in the storyboard.
The skillful use of brushes leads us with witty irony into an authentic, almost grotesque, suburban setting.
The contemporary characterization of the characters and the meticulous compositional and chromatic choices result in an original interpretation of the text.
The power of the image stems from a careful study of the setting, which is filled with interesting narrative and figurative elements.
The true deus ex machina of the narrative is color. Though skillfully balanced, watercolor is used with spontaneity and freedom, creating atmospheres of great chromatic appeal.
Discover the past editions of the competition
Notte di Fiaba Illustration Contest was born in 2014 on the initiative of Enzo Bassetti, Honorary President of Notte di Fiaba, and was conceived and designed by Chiara Tomasi, Artistic Director of the Contest, with the support of Professor Livio Sossi, one of the most authoritative European scholars of children's literature and illustration.
